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"Topped by a fine cast, a first-rate script by Nick Hornby and tight direction by Lone Scherfig, the film is a smart, moving but not inaccessible entry in the coming-of-age canon."Hollywood Reporter "AN EDUCATION offers a thrilling new star and remarkable actress in Carey Mulligan..."Rolling Stone [A] wonderfully fresh and original coming-of-age tale....[T]he director, Lone Scherfig and the screenwriter, the incomparable Nick Hornby, have created a classic star-is-born occasion for a young English actress named Carey Mulligan.Wall Street Journal 3.5 stars out of 4 -- "[A] quiet miracle of a movie....Prepared to be wowed by Carey Mulligan, whose sensational, starmaking performance as Jenny ignited film festivals from Sundance to Toronto."Rolling Stone 4 stars out of 5 -- "It's virtually flawless with perfect and precise screenwriting, direction, production, costume design and soundtrack, and the ensemble cast is ideal."Box Office 3.5 stars out of 4 -- "Through stellar performances, clever writing and exquisite cinematography, the story is fresh and thoroughly captivating."USA Today "[A] sprightly and slippery new film adapted from a short, sharp memoir by the British journalist Lynn Barber..."New York Times "Ms. Mulligan, who is 24, has a way of endearing herself with little more than a lilting phrase....It's her own way, and she's her own special edition of a dazzling new star."Wall Street Journal "AN EDUCATION is brutally candid about class in ways that never feel didactic or heavy-handed. It captures with tenderness and wit the exquisite ache of growing up..." -- Grade: A-A.V. Club "[A] transporting, ruefully tender coming-of-age drama....The movie, in a palette of cloudy blues, is adapted from a vivid memoir by British journalist Lynn Barber..."Entertainment Weekly 4 stars out of 4 -- "Romantic and wonderfully entertaining....What transforms AN EDUCATION is Mulligan, who has that rare gift of enlisting us on her side and making us like her."Chicago Sun-Times "The British actress Carey Mulligan delivers a quietly astonishing performance in AN EDUCATION, a beguiling little film..."Washington Post 4 stars out of 5 -- [With] compassionate direction from Lone Scherfig, terrific period detail and, above all, a spectacularly winning turn from newcomer Carey Mulligan in the lead role -- AN EDUCATION is a constant delight."Total Film Included in Los Angeles Times's "Best Films Of 2009" -- "A smart, sophisticated coming-of-age story...beautifully captured..."Los Angeles Times Ranked #4 in Rolling Stone's "The 10 Best Movies Of 2009" -- "Lone Scherfig mines a great Nick Hornby script for every wickedly crafted nuance."Rolling Stone27.49635

"Topped by a fine cast, a first-rate script by Nick Hornby and tight direction by Lone Scherfig, the film is a smart, moving but not inaccessible entry in the coming-of-age canon."Hollywood Reporter "AN EDUCATION offers a thrilling new star and remarkable actress in Carey Mulligan..."Rolling Stone [A] wonderfully fresh and original coming-of-age tale....[T]he director, Lone Scherfig and the screenwriter, the incomparable Nick Hornby, have created a classic star-is-born occasion for a young English actress named Carey Mulligan.Wall Street Journal 3.5 stars out of 4 -- "[A] quiet miracle of a movie....Prepared to be wowed by Carey Mulligan, whose sensational, starmaking performance as Jenny ignited film festivals from Sundance to Toronto."Rolling Stone 4 stars out of 5 -- "It's virtually flawless with perfect and precise screenwriting, direction, production, costume design and soundtrack, and the ensemble cast is ideal."Box Office 3.5 stars out of 4 -- "Through stellar performances, clever writing and exquisite cinematography, the story is fresh and thoroughly captivating."USA Today "[A] sprightly and slippery new film adapted from a short, sharp memoir by the British journalist Lynn Barber..."New York Times "Ms. Mulligan, who is 24, has a way of endearing herself with little more than a lilting phrase....It's her own way, and she's her own special edition of a dazzling new star."Wall Street Journal "AN EDUCATION is brutally candid about class in ways that never feel didactic or heavy-handed. It captures with tenderness and wit the exquisite ache of growing up..." -- Grade: A-A.V. Club "[A] transporting, ruefully tender coming-of-age drama....The movie, in a palette of cloudy blues, is adapted from a vivid memoir by British journalist Lynn Barber..."Entertainment Weekly 4 stars out of 4 -- "Romantic and wonderfully entertaining....What transforms AN EDUCATION is Mulligan, who has that rare gift of enlisting us on her side and making us like her."Chicago Sun-Times "The British actress Carey Mulligan delivers a quietly astonishing performance in AN EDUCATION, a beguiling little film..."Washington Post 4 stars out of 5 -- [With] compassionate direction from Lone Scherfig, terrific period detail and, above all, a spectacularly winning turn from newcomer Carey Mulligan in the lead role -- AN EDUCATION is a constant delight."Total Film Included in Los Angeles Times's "Best Films Of 2009" -- "A smart, sophisticated coming-of-age story...beautifully captured..."Los Angeles Times Ranked #4 in Rolling Stone's "The 10 Best Movies Of 2009" -- "Lone Scherfig mines a great Nick Hornby script for every wickedly crafted nuance."Rolling Stone27.49635

"...A radiant central performance from Juliette Binoche and appealing supporting turns from Judi Dench and Johnny Depp....The film is beautifully shot..."Sight and Sound "...As fudge-y as advertised....[Binoche is] luscious..."Entertainment Weekly "...[CHOCOLAT has] many pleasures. It's often very funny and the town looks a treat, a sort of Neverneverland that lends the movie a fairytale quality..."Total Film "...CHOCOLAT is as delectable as its title....It emerges as a splendid work in the grand humanist tradition of the classic cinema of France..."Los Angeles Times27.37082

"...A radiant central performance from Juliette Binoche and appealing supporting turns from Judi Dench and Johnny Depp....The film is beautifully shot..."Sight and Sound "...As fudge-y as advertised....[Binoche is] luscious..."Entertainment Weekly "...[CHOCOLAT has] many pleasures. It's often very funny and the town looks a treat, a sort of Neverneverland that lends the movie a fairytale quality..."Total Film "...CHOCOLAT is as delectable as its title....It emerges as a splendid work in the grand humanist tradition of the classic cinema of France..."Los Angeles Times27.37082

"...As fudge-y as advertised....[Binoche is] luscious..."Entertainment Weekly "...A radiant central performance from Juliette Binoche and appealing supporting turns from Judi Dench and Johnny Depp....The film is beautifully shot..."Sight and Sound "...[CHOCOLAT has] many pleasures. It's often very funny and the town looks a treat, a sort of Neverneverland that lends the movie a fairytale quality..." Total Film "...CHOCOLAT is as delectable as its title....It emerges as a splendid work in the grand humanist tradition of the classic cinema of France..." Los Angeles Times27.37082

"...The four central actresses [are] all marvelous..." USA Today "...A sympathetic and humorous portrait of two women breaking out of their unhappy existences..."Sight and Sound "...Picturesque....[Walker] makes a mesmerizing impression..."New York Times "...ENCHANTED APRIL slides us back to a summery, High British past of literary epigrams and romantic yearning..."Los Angeles Times "...[Richardson] is softly and understatedly appealing. Walker finds an unexpected wit and depth in her character..."Chicago Sun-Times27.1616

"...Salma Hayek and director Julie Taymor have infused FRIDA with a visual style unique and inherent to the titular character's paintings and in the process created a masterful work of art of their own..."Box Office "...Julie Taymor's robust and imaginative direction highlights Kahlo's passionate love for fellow painter Diego Rivera....Salma Hayek makes the character an icon of female independence, courage and nonconformity..."Variety "...It honors the artist's brave, anarchic spirit....Ms. Hayek and Mr. Molina are both wonderfully charismatic..."New York Times "...[Taymor] creates a vibrant world. Kahlo's surrealistic paintings come to multidimensional life in gorgeous ways, and the tale unfolds in brilliant hues as captivating as Kahlo and Rivera's art..."USA Today "...Taymor sprinkles her movie with glittering miniature theater pieces..."Entertainment Weekly "...Taymor brings Kahlo's art to life....This picture is a portrait of the artist as a human being -- volatile and passionate, but also decent and, yes, sane..."Premiere "...Hayek's motivated performance saves the day...along with some inventive expressionistic flourishes..."Total Film27.1616

"...Julie Taymor's robust and imaginative direction highlights Kahlo's passionate love for fellow painter Diego Rivera....Salma Hayek makes the character an icon of female independence, courage and nonconformity..."Variety "...Salma Hayek and director Julie Taymor have infused FRIDA with a visual style unique and inherent to the titular character's paintings and in the process created a masterful work of art of their own..."Box Office "...It honors the artist's brave, anarchic spirit....Ms. Hayek and Mr. Molina are both wonderfully charismatic..."New York Times "...[Taymor] creates a vibrant world. Kahlo's surrealistic paintings come to multidimensional life in gorgeous ways, and the tale unfolds in brilliant hues as captivating as Kahlo and Rivera's art..."USA Today "...Taymor sprinkles her movie with glittering miniature theater pieces..."Entertainment Weekly "...Taymor brings Kahlo's art to life....This picture is a portrait of the artist as a human being -- volatile and passionate, but also decent and, yes, sane..."Premiere "...Hayek's motivated performance saves the day...along with some inventive expressionistic flourishes..."Total Film27.1616

"...Salma Hayek and director Julie Taymor have infused FRIDA with a visual style unique and inherent to the titular character's paintings and in the process created a masterful work of art of their own..."Box Office "...Julie Taymor's robust and imaginative direction highlights Kahlo's passionate love for fellow painter Diego Rivera....Salma Hayek makes the character an icon of female independence, courage and nonconformity..."Variety "...It honors the artist's brave, anarchic spirit....Ms. Hayek and Mr. Molina are both wonderfully charismatic..."New York Times "...[Taymor] creates a vibrant world. Kahlo's surrealistic paintings come to multidimensional life in gorgeous ways, and the tale unfolds in brilliant hues as captivating as Kahlo and Rivera's art..."USA Today "...Taymor sprinkles her movie with glittering miniature theater pieces..."Entertainment Weekly "...Taymor brings Kahlo's art to life....This picture is a portrait of the artist as a human being -- volatile and passionate, but also decent and, yes, sane..."Premiere "...Hayek's motivated performance saves the day...along with some inventive expressionistic flourishes..."Total Film27.1616

"...Salma Hayek and director Julie Taymor have infused FRIDA with a visual style unique and inherent to the titular character's paintings and in the process created a masterful work of art of their own..."Box Office "...Julie Taymor's robust and imaginative direction highlights Kahlo's passionate love for fellow painter Diego Rivera....Salma Hayek makes the character an icon of female independence, courage and nonconformity..."Variety "...It honors the artist's brave, anarchic spirit....Ms. Hayek and Mr. Molina are both wonderfully charismatic..."New York Times "...[Taymor] creates a vibrant world. Kahlo's surrealistic paintings come to multidimensional life in gorgeous ways, and the tale unfolds in brilliant hues as captivating as Kahlo and Rivera's art..."USA Today "...Taymor sprinkles her movie with glittering miniature theater pieces..."Entertainment Weekly "...Taymor brings Kahlo's art to life....This picture is a portrait of the artist as a human being -- volatile and passionate, but also decent and, yes, sane..."Premiere "...Hayek's motivated performance saves the day...along with some inventive expressionistic flourishes..."Total Film27.1616

"...HIDEAWAY has a brisk pace and professional sheen..."Variety "...The movie is an expedition into the deepest caverns of after-death spookiness....The actors are first-rate..."Chicago Sun-Times27.1616

"[The actors] speak the language beautifully, finding nuances of humor, feeling and fantasy packed into the prose and poetry of the script."New York Times "Here Prospero becomes Prospera and is magnificently played by Helen Mirren with more ferocity than resignation."Chicago Sun-Times "[Wishaw] has a command of the language that, along with Mirren, sets the film along its proper axis."Movieline "[Mirren is] a remarkable actress and makes for a fine Prospera, at once flinty and determined but with a pulsing parental tenderness she makes evident in lines that lesser actors might throw away."A.V. Club 3 stars out of 5 -- "Mirren, striding around like an ageing Glastonbury hipster, leads from the front, while Felicity Jones is an appealing presence as her lovestruck daughter Miranda."Total Film0.334747

3 stars out of 5 -- "Cage, with long hair and a cheeky attitude, dominates the proceedings with a quirky sense of fun and authority, while Baruchel plays his geeky side and generally succeeds. Best of the bunch, though, are the villains, particularly Molina..."Box Office "The director, Jon Turteltaub, and his several writers devise some clever set pieces, such as a dragon in a Chinatown parade that starts breathing smoke and fire..."Chicago Sun-Times "[Cage] is at his most charismatic...the CGI is spangly fun..."Entertainment Weekly 3 stars out of 5 -- "THE CG magic certainly pops and crackles, and offers New York as a fantasy-realm as dragons spit flames in Chinatown and a Chrysler Building eagle takes flight."Empire0.334747

"[The actors] speak the language beautifully, finding nuances of humor, feeling and fantasy packed into the prose and poetry of the script."New York Times "Here Prospero becomes Prospera and is magnificently played by Helen Mirren with more ferocity than resignation."Chicago Sun-Times "[Wishaw] has a command of the language that, along with Mirren, sets the film along its proper axis."Movieline "[Mirren is] a remarkable actress and makes for a fine Prospera, at once flinty and determined but with a pulsing parental tenderness she makes evident in lines that lesser actors might throw away."A.V. Club 3 stars out of 5 -- "Mirren, striding around like an ageing Glastonbury hipster, leads from the front, while Felicity Jones is an appealing presence as her lovestruck daughter Miranda."Total Film0.334747

"[The actors] speak the language beautifully, finding nuances of humor, feeling and fantasy packed into the prose and poetry of the script."New York Times "[Mirren is] a remarkable actress and makes for a fine Prospera, at once flinty and determined but with a pulsing parental tenderness she makes evident in lines that lesser actors might throw away."A.V. Club "[Wishaw] has a command of the language that, along with Mirren, sets the film along its proper axis."Movieline "Here Prospero becomes Prospera and is magnificently played by Helen Mirren with more ferocity than resignation."Chicago Sun-Times 3 stars out of 5 -- "Mirren, striding around like an ageing Glastonbury hipster, leads from the front, while Felicity Jones is an appealing presence as her lovestruck daughter Miranda."Total Film0.334747

3 stars out of 5 -- "Cage, with long hair and a cheeky attitude, dominates the proceedings with a quirky sense of fun and authority, while Baruchel plays his geeky side and generally succeeds. Best of the bunch, though, are the villains, particularly Molina..."Box Office "The director, Jon Turteltaub, and his several writers devise some clever set pieces, such as a dragon in a Chinatown parade that starts breathing smoke and fire..."Chicago Sun-Times "[Cage] is at his most charismatic...the CGI is spangly fun..."Entertainment Weekly 3 stars out of 5 -- "THE CG magic certainly pops and crackles, and offers New York as a fantasy-realm as dragons spit flames in Chinatown and a Chrysler Building eagle takes flight."Empire0.2929036

3 stars out of 5 -- "Cage, with long hair and a cheeky attitude, dominates the proceedings with a quirky sense of fun and authority, while Baruchel plays his geeky side and generally succeeds. Best of the bunch, though, are the villains, particularly Molina..."Box Office "The director, Jon Turteltaub, and his several writers devise some clever set pieces, such as a dragon in a Chinatown parade that starts breathing smoke and fire..."Chicago Sun-Times "[Cage] is at his most charismatic...the CGI is spangly fun..."Entertainment Weekly 3 stars out of 5 -- "THE CG magic certainly pops and crackles, and offers New York as a fantasy-realm as dragons spit flames in Chinatown and a Chrysler Building eagle takes flight."Empire0.2929036

3 stars out of 5 -- "Cage, with long hair and a cheeky attitude, dominates the proceedings with a quirky sense of fun and authority, while Baruchel plays his geeky side and generally succeeds. Best of the bunch, though, are the villains, particularly Molina..."Box Office "The director, Jon Turteltaub, and his several writers devise some clever set pieces, such as a dragon in a Chinatown parade that starts breathing smoke and fire..."Chicago Sun-Times "[Cage] is at his most charismatic...the CGI is spangly fun..."Entertainment Weekly 3 stars out of 5 -- "THE CG magic certainly pops and crackles, and offers New York as a fantasy-realm as dragons spit flames in Chinatown and a Chrysler Building eagle takes flight."Empire0.2929036

"[With] lush, painterly backgrounds and some virtuoso sequences..."Los Angeles Times "It's nifty to behold..." Entertainment Weekly "The setting and winsomeness of the teen protagonists suggest Otomo paying homage to Miyazaki, but the ideological bent and propulsive action here are pure Otomo." Premiere "[F]ans may appreciate STEAMBOY for its wholehearted embrace of the sub-genre of 'steampunk', which places futuristic technology in period settings....The splendid animation is on a par with AKIRA." Sight and Sound0.2510602

3 stars out of 5 -- "Howard unfolds a lurid saga of sinister sects, double-crosses and self flagellating zealots, set in a murky world that is always one part nightmare."Total Film 3 stars out of 5 -- "Howard is served well by his actors....Audrey Tautou shows she's more than just an ingenue as the policewoman"Box Office 3 stars out of 5 -- "THE DA VINCE CODE is an enjoyable, often tense and thought-provoking thriller....Tautou, Bettany, Reno and McKellen are pitch perfect in their roles..."Ultimate DVD "THE DA VINCI CODE is, above all, a murder mystery. And as such, once it gets going, Ron Howard's movie has its pleasures."New York Times "To Howard and Co.'s credit, the film hews pretty closely to Brown's thriller." -- Grade: B-Entertainment Weekly0.2092169

"THE DA VINCI CODE is, above all, a murder mystery. And as such, once it gets going, Ron Howard's movie has its pleasures." New York Times 3 stars out of 5 -- "Howard unfolds a lurid saga of sinister sects, double-crosses and self flagellating zealots, set in a murky world that is always one part nightmare." Total Film 3 stars out of 5 -- "Howard is served well by his actors....Audrey Tautou shows she's more than just an ingenue as the policewoman" Box Office 3 stars out of 5 -- "THE DA VINCE CODE is an enjoyable, often tense and thought-provoking thriller....Tautou, Bettany, Reno and McKellen are pitch perfect in their roles..."Ultimate DVD "To Howard and Co.'s credit, the film hews pretty closely to Brown's thriller." -- Grade: B-Entertainment Weekly0.2092169

"[A] triumphant sequel to the hard-to-top 2002 original....An entertainment in which both the thrills and the therapeutic personal growth are well earned." Entertainment Weekly "[With] strong characters and honest feelings....Better than its predecessor, and also superior to most other comic-book-based movies." New York Times "[T]he fun here comes when Peter and the spider are at their most integrated." Sight and Sound "Stuffed with great performances, eye-popping special effects...and real drama..." Uncut "The special effects soar even more exhilaratingly than they did in the original..." Premiere0.2092169

"[A] triumphant sequel to the hard-to-top 2002 original....An entertainment in which both the thrills and the therapeutic personal growth are well earned."Entertainment Weekly "[T]he fun here comes when Peter and the spider are at their most integrated."Sight and Sound "The special effects soar even more exhilaratingly than they did in the original..."Premiere "[With] strong characters and honest feelings....Better than its predecessor, and also superior to most other comic-book-based movies."New York Times "Stuffed with great performances, eye-popping special effects...and real drama..."Uncut0.2092169

"NOTHING LIKE THE HOLIDAYS is this year's warm and fuzzy Christmas movie....The film offers some funny and heartwarming moments..."us USA Today "[A]n efficient home-for-Christmas ensemble comedy....The most engaging moments of NOTHING LIKE THE HOLIDAYS are the festive party sequences..."New York Times "The performers breathe real life into the characters....The dialogue, the specifics, and especially the acting take charge, and the movie becomes funny, sad, corny, romantic, heartfelt, all when it needs to be."Chicago Sun-Times "[A] broad, warm, aspirational 'tis-the-season concoction about a raucous family -- mom, dad, three grown kids, assorted significant others -- reunited at Christmas."Entertainment Weekly "NOTHING LIKE THE HOLDAYS mixes family melodrama with the good cheer of the season, all with a distinct Latin flavor....The atmosphere is easygoing and the actors seem relaxed..."Hollywood Reporter0.2092169

"NOTHING LIKE THE HOLIDAYS is this year's warm and fuzzy Christmas movie....The film offers some funny and heartwarming moments..."us USA Today "[A]n efficient home-for-Christmas ensemble comedy....The most engaging moments of NOTHING LIKE THE HOLIDAYS are the festive party sequences..."New York Times "The performers breathe real life into the characters....The dialogue, the specifics, and especially the acting take charge, and the movie becomes funny, sad, corny, romantic, heartfelt, all when it needs to be."Chicago Sun-Times "[A] broad, warm, aspirational 'tis-the-season concoction about a raucous family -- mom, dad, three grown kids, assorted significant others -- reunited at Christmas."Entertainment Weekly "NOTHING LIKE THE HOLDAYS mixes family melodrama with the good cheer of the season, all with a distinct Latin flavor....The atmosphere is easygoing and the actors seem relaxed..."Hollywood Reporter0.2092169